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The city of Belleville could soon consider banning bottled water in it's offices at city hall and other locations. Earlier this month the municipality of Tweed decided to join others across the provin...

A proposal to develop a major resort community on 245-acres with shoreline, in Prince Edward County, is still in the wings. Former M-P-P James Taylor owns the land at Half Moon Point, overlooking Prin...

Look out Lou Rinaldi and Leona Dombrowsky, AND Dalton Mcguinty, there could be a lot of correspondence and visitors, coming your way soon. The Ontario Health Coalition, and public sector unions are ge...

The price for a garbage bag tag in Quinte West might be going up soon. To cut back on a proposed 13.7 percent increase in it's waste management budget, Quinte West's Public Works Committee is recommen...

Quinte West's Public Works Committee is recommending Council approve the department's budget with a 5.28 percent increase for this year. Public Works Chair Jim Harrison says the increase is mostly due...

The body of the latest Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan is due to arrive tomorrow at C-F-B Trenton. Trooper Marc Diab was killed Sunday by a roadside bomb northeast of Kandahar City. Diab, who w...

If you're out of work...the prospect of finding a job this spring isn't good...according to a survey by Manpower. The latest outlook survey of Belleville employers....released yesterday...shows a flat...

Some unsavoury actions in Trenton have resulted in charges against a 19-year old man. Quinte West OPP officers were called to an undisclosed location, just before noon yesterday, and charged the Trent...

A Belleville councillor lost her bid to launch a province-wide campaign against what she called "excessive" pay contracts for firefighters, but not before a heated debate. Councillor Jackie Denyes sai...

The Quinte Humane Society has called on Belleville to help with its project to build a new animal shelter. Last night spokesperson Cheryl Lepine told city council that the shelter is in poor condition...